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W. P. Flint (April 22): The cold, wet weather has held the 
chinch hugs in hibernation. A very few flew out on April 22, "but the 
number leaving winter quarters was very small. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 27): In some areas the -winter mortality of 
chinch bugs seems rather high, but generally the carry-over has been 
about normal. Only in three or four restricted areas does the pest 
appear to be especially alarming, though normal or perhaps above-normal 
carry-over has been observed throughout most of the farming counties of 
the State. West-central, northwest ,' and north-central areas include 
some localities with alarming carry-over. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 22): A survey of the winter survival of the 
chinch bug in the center of the more heavily infested area in south- 
eastern Nebraska, including Otoe, Nemaha, and Johnson .Counties, during 
the latter part of March showed that slightly more than 80 percent of 
the bugs wintering in the bluestem bunch grasses had survived. Other 
infested counties include Richardson, Pawnee, Gage, Lancaster, Cass, 
and Sarpy. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 17): 'A considerable number of chinch bugs over- 
wintered successfully at Manhattan during- the last winter. They are 
late coming out of winter quarters. E. G-. Kelly reports that they were 
not out of hibernation in the southeastern Kansas counties on April 10. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (April 17): An examination of the fields in Payne 
County, north-central Oklahoma, shows the chinch bug to be present only 
in small numbers and not sufficient to cause trouble this season. The 
averages per square foot for the last 2 years are as follows: 193& — 
Sorghum 2, grass 14; 1937 — sorghum 13.8, grass 14. g. 
GRAIN APE IDS (Aphiidae) 
North Carolina. Z. P, Metcalf (April 14): The green bug ( Toxopter a graminum 
Rond. ) is more abundant on oats and other small grains, in the Upper 
Piedmont and mountain counties than for the past 10 years. The pest has 
been determined as the green bug, although several other species are 
undoubtedly involved. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (April 23):. Grain aphids, probably Macro siphum gran- 
arium Kby. , attacking wheat on the Eastern Shore in Trappe, Talbot .County, 
and Ridgely, Caroline County. No specimens received. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (April 17): No reports or observations on infestations 
of the green bug have been noted by E. G. Kelly, extension entomologist. 
Samples of wheat brought in for examination for mite injury contained a 
few green bugs. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (April 17): An incipient outbreak of the green bug 
developed in the southwestern part of the State in Caddo, Kiowa, Comanche, 
Tillman, and Cotton Counties. Fields were visited on March 31 an ^ on 
April 1 and 2, and numerous dead spots in many fields were found due to 
the activities of this pest. In some cases there has been no apparent 
